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FILE - Men play football on a soccer field in Chicago's Lincoln Park Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, during a major winter storm. The photo was part of a series of images by photographer Charles Rex Arbogast which won the Thomas V. diLustro best portfolio award for 2022 given out by the Associated Press Sports Editors during their annual winter meeting. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Coverage of Blackhawks scandal earns AP story of the year

Mar. 13, 2023 04:02 PM EDT

FILE - Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Green Bay, Wis. Rodgers says he will make a decision on his future “soon enough” as the four-time MVP quarterback ponders whether to play this season and if his future remains with the Packers. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Murphy says Packers would honor trade request from Rodgers

Mar. 10, 2023 06:18 PM EST

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
At NFL combine, college experience seen as a winning play

By Michael Marot Mar. 02, 2023 06:09 PM EST

FILE - Irv Cross, a former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, poses at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., April 8, 1999. Cross suffered from stage 4 CTE at the time of his 2021 death. Cross’ widow said the former Philadelphia Eagle suffered from some of the worst symptoms of the brain disorder. (Ann Heisenfelt/Star Tribune via AP, File)
Former NFL star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE

By Dan Gelston Feb. 28, 2023 08:05 AM EST

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe council members gather Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, at the Kraken Community Iceplex in Seattle. The Seattle Kraken have partnered with the Muckleshoot to put the tribe's logo on their jerseys and help increase Indigenous youth participation in the area. The Kraken will be the first team in the four major North American men's professional sports leagues to feature the name of a Native American tribe, unrelated to a casino. (Kevin Clark/The Seattle Times via AP)
Kraken partner with Muckleshoot Indian Tribe for jersey ad

By Stephen Whyno Feb. 22, 2023 03:18 PM EST

Chicago Bears help promote NFL in trip to Spain

Feb. 07, 2023 08:31 AM EST
MADRID (AP) — The Chicago Bears have finished five days of clinics with kids in Barcelona and Madrid to help promote the NFL in Spain. The last day of...

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, right, and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts speak to the media during the NFL football Super Bowl 57 opening night, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, in Phoenix. The Kansas City Chiefs will play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.(AP Photo/David J. Philip)
Super Bowl opening night returns with energetic atmosphere

By Rob Maaddi Feb. 06, 2023 10:14 PM EST

Troy Vincent, NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations, left, listens during a talk with members of the "Flag Football United" initiative group at Mount St. Mary Academy on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Kenmore, N.Y. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
NFL VP backs NY girls' high school bid for flag football

By John Wawrow Jan. 20, 2023 04:52 PM EST

FILE -Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Tyler Smith (73) in action during an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. Tyler Smith likely will be back at left tackle for a divisional playoff at San Francisco on Sunday Jan. 22, 2023 returning to the spot he inherited when eight-time Pro Bowler Tyron Smith tore a hamstring in training camp. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)
Cowboys rookie Tyler Smith learns OL versatility on the fly

By Schuyler Dixon Jan. 18, 2023 05:20 PM EST

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen hugs head coach Sean McDermott as Allen arrives and McDermott departs a news conference after an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, in Chicago. The Bills won 35-13. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
McDermott hailed for leading Bills through emotional week

By John Wawrow Jan. 12, 2023 02:22 PM EST

Youth players with the Gulf Coast Sharks Youth Football Club playing a tackle football game on Sept. 10, 2022, in Gautier, Miss. The league's founder, Joel Fields, said youth football leagues are often unregulated. Some leagues allow children as young as five years old to play tackle football, he said. (Joel Fields via AP)
Football fans grapple with violent side of a beloved sport

By Jocelyn Noveck Jan. 05, 2023 01:35 PM EST

FILE - Musician Meek Mill, right, speaks about his incarceration along with Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin at the launch of REFORM Alliance in New York on Jan. 23, 2019. The pair shared laughs Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at an outing meant to brighten the day for kids from families caught in the criminal justice system. Rubin, who recently sold his stake in the Philadelphia 76ers, co-founded the Reform Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to probation, parole and sentencing reform in the United States. Mill, whose well-publicized prison sentence for minor probation violations became a lightning rod for the issue, is co-chairman of the organization. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Meek Mill goes deep for Philly kids caught in justice system

By Dan Gelston Dec. 14, 2022 06:05 AM EST

Sportlight:Week Ahead, Aug. 26-Sept. 1

By The Associated Press Aug. 25, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 26 1933 — Helen Hull Jacobs captures the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title when Helen Wills Moody defaults in the third set because of...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 19-25

By The Associated Press Aug. 18, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 23 1898 — Malcolm Whitman wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1926 — Molla Bjurstedt...

This booking photo released by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department, shows Yaqub Salik Talib on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Talib, the brother of retired NFL cornerback Aqib Talib, turned himself in to authorities Monday after police identified him as the suspect in the shooting death of a coach at a youth football game in Texas. (Dallas County Sheriff's Department via AP)
ATP Cincinnati, USA Men Singles

Aug. 15, 2022 06:35 PM EDT

This booking photo released by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department, shows Yaqub Salik Talib on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Talib, the brother of retired NFL cornerback Aqib Talib, turned himself in to authorities Monday after police identified him as the suspect in the shooting death of a coach at a youth football game in Texas. (Dallas County Sheriff's Department via AP)
Ex-NFL star Aqib Talib's brother turns self in after slaying

Aug. 15, 2022 08:33 AM EDT

Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson celebrates being selected by the Detroit Lions as the second pick in the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher )
Breaking down players selected in 1st round of NFL draft

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 28, 2022 08:54 PM EDT

FILE - Cleveland Browns outside linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah looks on prior to an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Baltimore. Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah has returned from Africa following the tragic death of his older brother. Joshua Emmanuel Owusu-Koramoah, who played linebacker for William & Mary, was found dead inside a burned house in Hampton, Virginia, on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)
Man charged in death of Browns LB Owusu-Koramoah's brother

By Tom Withers Apr. 07, 2022 01:22 PM EDT

Minnesota offensive lineman Daniel Faalele speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Massive tackle Daniel Faalele has actually dropped 41 pounds

By Arnie Stapleton Mar. 03, 2022 02:45 PM EST

A banner stretched across Court Street in uptown Athens, Ohio, recognizes Joe Burrow's ascension from Athens High School star to Super Bowl quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. Burrow, who grew up in the nearby village of The Plains, will lead the Bengals against the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl on Sunday. (AP Photo/Mitch Stacy)
Tiny Ohio town bursting with pride over local hero Burrow

By Mitch Stacy Feb. 12, 2022 02:21 PM EST